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True or false: Spain was the only European nation that aggressively expanded in America.
False
True or false: European colonization of the Caribbean and beyond was a slow process.
False
True or false: Battles with Native Americans had no impact on political stability and unity among settlers.
False
True or false: The east coasts of both continents had been explored within fifty years of Columbus' voyages.
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True or false: The Aztecs and Incas successfully resisted European conquest.
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True or false: France and England had no interest in exploring the New World until later.
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True or false: The English colony of Roanoke Island was a successful venture.
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True or false: Samuel de Champlain led French exploration in the St. Lawrence valley and beyond in the early 1500s.
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True or false: Richard Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations recorded the expansion of European exploration overseas.
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True or false: Columbus' voyages to America had no impact on inspiring other Europeans to explore the New World.
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Study Notes
- Columbus made multiple voyages to America, inspiring other Europeans to explore the New World.
- European colonization quickly spread throughout the Caribbean and beyond.
- The constant battles with Native Americans caused dissension and political in-fighting among settlers.
- Spain was the most aggressively expansive in America, while other European nations were slower to awaken to the possibilities of the New World.
- The east coasts of both continents had been explored within fifty years of 1492, and many major regions had been traversed.
- The Aztecs and Incas were conquered by European powers.
- France and England had early explorers, but broad public support and governmental sanction for exploration did not come until later.
- English voyages to North America in the late 1500s ended in tragedy with the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke Island.
- French interest revived in the early 1600s with Samuel de Champlain leading exploration in the St. Lawrence valley and beyond.
- European expansion overseas was recorded in Richard Hakluyt's masterwork, The Principal Navigations.
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Test your knowledge of the Age of Exploration with this informative quiz! From Christopher Columbus' voyages to Spain's aggressive expansion and the conquest of the Aztecs and Incas, this quiz covers the major events and players in European colonization of the New World. See how much you know about the politics, battles, and tragedies that shaped the course of history as we know it. Keywords: Age of Exploration, Christopher Columbus, European colonization, Native Americans, Spain, Aztecs, Incas,
